Time Limits

Time Limits

Starting January 1, 1998, time limits were imposed on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) which allowed adults to only be eligible to receive a certain amount ofmonths of cash aid for their whole life. Children can continue to be aided. To get cash aid after reaching the time limit, all parents or caretakers who are aided must be:

Age 60 or older,

Taking care of an ill or disabled family member living in the home.

Responsible for a child who is a ward of the court or a child who is at risk of foster care placement, if it prevents the person from working.